Woman Jailed, Accused Of Harming Son For Attention

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – A local woman’s in jail tonight, charged with harming her child in order to get attention.

She was caught after employees at Children’s Hospital became suspicious.

The criminal complaint only identifies the little fellow as John Doe.

But police charged his mother, Lauren Ruth Buzard with aggravated assault and reckless endangerment of children after surveillance cameras at Children’s Hospital caught her in the act.

Doctors at the hospital reportedly got involved in the 6-month-old boy’s case back in May.

At the time, it was for an unknown illness. He would get better, then get sick again with no explanation.

So Buzard and her son were monitored by surveillance cameras – and according to the criminal complaint, the cameras found a child that was supposed to be healthy, but could have died because of medical complications, infections or procedures.

Lynne Hayes-Freeland is a general assignment reporter known for live, late-breaking reporting for KDKA-TV News. She is also producer/host of "The Lynne Hayes-Freeland Show," a weekly half-hour show, that concentrates on local African American...